Hey Fat Girl....

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  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    Great post.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Thank you for posting this.
  • katejkelley
    katejkelley Posts: 839 Member
    Great post! I often walk in our park and see a very overweight woman walking slowly but steadily along the path. I want to go up and tell her I'm proud of her, that she's doing a great thing, and that she is beautiful. But I don't want to embarrass her. I think many large people think everyone is laughing at them, but I'm not. I'm happy to see them doing something for themselves to be healthier.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    I am this girl. I started running just weeks ago and was so embarassed. The way I felt afterwards and the amazing effects of it kept me going, even with upto 10 blisters at a time! Fit runners kept smiling at me when I glanced up and people have even stopped me to tell me I'm doing a great job! At 240lbs I thought I wouldn't be able to do it, but I'm improving really quickly! With each run I hold my head a little higher and smile a little more. My music blasts soooo loudly though! Beats headphones are amazing when running. I do 5-6 miles of run\walk at a time already and run my first 5k run on July 1st. I'm a runner for life now! Love it! X
  • MrsMax22
    MrsMax22 Posts: 4
    Loved this! I think we can all relate at some point!
  • MrsMax22
    MrsMax22 Posts: 4
    Loved this! I think we can all relate at some point!
  • parliskim
    parliskim Posts: 14
    This is really touching! Thank you so much for sharing!
  • MrsKearns
    MrsKearns Posts: 38 Member
    :heart:
  • Cely21
    Cely21 Posts: 50 Member
    Absolutely love it!!
  • ansa0503
    ansa0503 Posts: 15 Member
    LOVE IT great Motivation Thank you for shareing :happy:
  • Muldactus
    Muldactus Posts: 6,972 Member
    This. Was. Awesome. Even non "Fat Girls" can take something from this. So many of us live this - we go to a gym, or a park, or a fitness center and we see all of the fit people who have the toned bodies, the 6 pack abs (or at least flat, firm bellies), and we feel like we don't belong. "Don't look at me. Please don't look at me. Maybe in a few months when I get in better shape."

    It's so encouraging to realize that other people understand and that other people aren't looking at us with sympathy or pitty or disgust, but with respect and encouragement and understanding.

    Thank you to WHOMEVER wrote it, and thank you to the OP who posted it up for all to see.
  • abberbabber
    abberbabber Posts: 972 Member
    That actually made me tear up a bit...thanks for posting it :heart:
  • lynnstar_lynnstar
    lynnstar_lynnstar Posts: 49 Member
    Thank you so much for sharing this with us! Love it!!
  • sarabig2fit
    sarabig2fit Posts: 274 Member
    love this. thank you for sharing.
  • jennismagic
    jennismagic Posts: 243 Member
    I wasn't sure of where the author was going when I first started reading, but I absolutely love this piece.
    I'm finishing couch to 5k... I have 2 days left. I can't tell you what it means for me to read this. Thanks for posting.

    I know what you mean. I really want to start doing C25K again...I finally got back into the swing of things with it in April, but then got sidelined by my gallbladder surgery. I am determined to finish it.
  • JenR1008
    JenR1008 Posts: 36 Member
    One word......inspirational!
  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
    Awesome!!!
  • sfernan432
    sfernan432 Posts: 16 Member
    AWESOME!!! =) Love it!
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
    They TOTALLY need a LOVE BUTTON on MFP!!! Awesome!!! :smile: :love:
  • megmo_7
    megmo_7 Posts: 98 Member
    This was a fantastic read after all of the recent negative topic post recently. I hope one day soon I can hold my head up high and not be embarrassed about how I look and if I look like a beached whale doing certain exercises. Knowing that some stronger athletic people actually look up to those of us who are not as fit or athletic is great motivation to get over my own insecurities.
  • cpiton
    cpiton Posts: 380 Member
    :flowerforyou: Great post
  • miss_missa07
    miss_missa07 Posts: 170
    This was wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing!
  • DebbieLOL
    DebbieLOL Posts: 71 Member
    What an awesome, inspirational post. I'll remember this when I'm out plodding around the neighborhood and walking the parking ramps in the parking structure at work. Rather than seeing the smile on someone's face as a smirk, I'll try to see it for what it probably is, a supportive smile.

    :-)

    Thanks for sharing this!
  • sarasmile144
    sarasmile144 Posts: 108 Member
    I love this :)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,031 Member
    This is a blog entry from flintland.blogspot.com.

    I am in love with this person!

    Hey, Fat Girl.


    Yes, you. The one feigning to not see me when we cross paths on the running track. The one not even wearing sports gear, breathing heavy. You’re slow, you breathe hard and your efforts at moving forward make you cringe.

    You cling shyly to the furthest corridor, sometimes making larger loops on the gravel ring by the track just so you’re not on it. You sweat so much that your hair is all wet. You rarely stay for more than 20 minutes at a time, and you look exhausted when you leave to go back home. You never talk to anyone. I’ve got something I’d like to say to you.

    You are awesome.

    If you’d look me in the eye only for an instant, you would notice the reverence and respect I have for you. The adventure you have started is tremendous; it leads to a better health, to renewed confidence and to a brand new kind of freedom. The gifts you will receive from running will far exceed the gigantic effort it takes you to show up here, to face your fears and to bravely set yourself in motion, in front of others.

    You have already begun your transformation. You no longer accept this physical state of numbness and passivity. You have taken a difficult decision, but one that holds so much promise. Every hard breath you take is actually a tad easier than the one before, and every step is ever so slightly lighter. Each push forward leaves the former person you were in your wake, creating room for an improved version, one that is stronger, healthier and forward-looking, one who knows that anything is possible.

    You’re a hero to me. And, if you’d take off the blaring headphones and put your head up for more than a second or two, you would notice that the other runners you cross, the ones that probably make you feel so inadequate, stare in awe at your determination. They, of all people, know best where you are coming from. They heard the resolutions of so many others, who vowed to pick up running and improve their health, “starting next week”. Yet, it is YOU who runs alongside, who digs from deep inside to find the strength to come here, and to come back again.

    You are a runner, and no one can take that away from you. You are relentlessly moving forward. You are stronger than even you think, and you are about to be amazed by what you can do. One day, very soon, maybe tomorrow, you’ll step outside and marvel at your capabilities. You will not believe your own body, you will realize that you can do this. And a new horizon will open up for you. You are a true inspiration.

    I bow to you.
    :heart:
  • PoetikLuvr
    PoetikLuvr Posts: 12
    OMG....that gave me chills. That made me feel so many emotions. I am that girl. We are all that girl. And to each and every one of us.......

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

    :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • Robyn120
    Robyn120 Posts: 249
    Love!!
  • sangelic
    sangelic Posts: 207
    That was AWESOME!! :heart: :heart: :heart:
  • coloradocami
    coloradocami Posts: 368 Member
    Thanks for sharing...that was awesome!
  • JfMarrs
    JfMarrs Posts: 110 Member
    Thank you for re-posting that. It's inspirational for all.

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